know
To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
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keep
To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
kind
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
known
Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.
killed
Deoxidized.
king
A male monarch; a man who heads a monarchy; in an absolute monarchy, the supreme ruler of his nation.
kill
To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
knows
All persons, singular and plural, present form of know.
knowledge
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
k
The eleventh numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called kay and written in the Latin script.
killing
extremely funny or entertaining
keeping
Conformity or harmony.
keeps
Only used in for keeps
kingdom
A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.
kinda
Kind of; somewhat.
kiss
To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
kiss-and-tell
To reveal intimate or private details about someone
kong
A set of four identical tiles.
Korean
Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.
Kelly
Kelly green.
keys
keyboard
knee
In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
khan
A ruler over various Turkic and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
kidding
Joking, duping, or light-hearted deception.
kyle
A narrow arm or channel of the sea between an island and the mainland, or between two islands.
keen
Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
keyboard
A set of keys laid out in a gridlike pattern, used for typing on a typewriter, computer, etc.
keeper
One who keeps (retains) something.
karl
A medieval Scandinavian freeman.
kindly
Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.
kindness
The state of being kind.
kissing
That kisses; engaged in a kiss or kissing.
kidnapped
subjected to kidnapping
kane
A Polynesian or Maori man.
kay
The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
karma
The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
knocking
An act in which something is knocked on, or the sound thus produced
Kerry
An animal belonging to a rare breed of dairy cattle, native to Ireland.
kindle
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
kindle-fire
to inspire or spark a strong emotion or reaction
kindergarten
An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school.
kai
Food.
kidnapping
The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.
kingston
monkfish, angel shark (Squatina squatina)
kindle-coal
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
ko
A local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
kid-glove
to treat someone very carefully and gently
Kardashian
Of, relating to or characteristic of the Kardashian family.
knit
To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
Katy
An apple cultivar from Sweden.
kris
A traditional Indonesian, Malaysian, or Filipino sword or dagger having a tapering, usually serpentine blade.
kat
An ancient Egyptian unit of weight, one fiftieth of an avoirdupois pound.
kitten
A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
knicks
Knickers.
knockout
The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.
Kurdish
Of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language family.
keller
A beer cellar in Germany or Austria
kernel
The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
Kenyan
A person from Kenya or of Kenyan descent.
kara
A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.